Welcome

Welcome to the POZ/AIDSmeds Community Forums, a round-the-clock discussion area for people with HIV/AIDS, their friends/family/caregivers, and
others concerned about HIV/AIDS. Click on the links below to browse our various forums; scroll down for a glance at the most recent posts; or join in the
conversation yourself by registering on the left side of this page.

Privacy Warning: Please realize that these forums are open to all, and are fully searchable via Google and other search engines. If you are HIV positive
and disclose this in our forums, then it is almost the same thing as telling the whole world (or at least the World Wide Web). If this concerns you, then do not use a
username or avatar that are self-identifying in any way. We do not allow the deletion of anything you post in these forums, so think before you post.

The information shared in these forums, by moderators and members, is designed to complement, not replace, the relationship between an individual and his/her own
physician.

All members of these forums are, by default, not considered to be licensed medical providers. If otherwise, users must clearly define themselves as such.

Forums members must behave at all times with respect and honesty. Posting guidelines, including time-out and banning policies, have been established by the moderators
of these forums. Click here for “Am I Infected?” posting guidelines. Click here for posting guidelines pertaining to all other POZ/AIDSmeds community forums.

We ask all forums members to provide references for health/medical/scientific information they provide, when it is not a personal experience being discussed. Please
provide hyperlinks with full URLs or full citations of published works not available via the Internet. Additionally, all forums members must post information which are
true and correct to their knowledge.

Finished Reading This? You can collapse this or any other box on this page by clicking the
symbol in each box.

Welcome to Am I Infected

IMPORTANT UPDATE
Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Welcome to the "Am I Infected?" POZ forum.

New members -- those who have posted three or fewer messages -- are permitted to post questions and responses, free of charge (make them count!). Ongoing participation in the "Am I Infected?" forum -- posting more than three questions or responses -- requires a paid subscription.

A seven-day subscription
is $9.99, a 30-day subscription is $14.99 and a 90-day subscription is $24.99.

Anyone who needs to post more than three messages in the "Am I Infected?" forum -- including past, present and future POZ Forums members -- will need to subscribe, with
secure payments made via PayPal.

There will be no charge to continue reading threads in the
"Am I Infected?" forum, nor will there be a charge for participating
in any of the Main Forums; Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits; and Off Topic
Forums. Similarly, all POZ and AIDSmeds pages,
including our "How is HIV
Transmitted?" and "Am I Infected? (A
Guide to Testing for HIV)" lessons, will remain accessible to
all.

NOTE: HIV testing questions will still need to be posted in the "Am I
Infected?" forum; attempts to post HIV symptoms or testing questions in any other forums will be considered violations of our rules of membership and subject to time-outs and permanent bans.

To learn how to upgrade your Forums account
to participate beyond three posts in the "Am I Infected?" Forum, please click here.

Thank you for your understanding
and future support of the best online support service for people living with,
affected by and at risk for HIV.

Author
Topic: need help,please... (Read 1018 times)

i broke up with my girlfirend 5 months ago, we used to have protected sex for 2-3 months.but i am concerned with other things in our sexual relationship. she used to suck and soak my neck and shoulder during the intercourse and sometimes i had her teeth marks on my neck and shoulder. also the next day there were purpleness too. i mean it was all purple coloured. in short i can say that it was like she was biting me. but i dont remember if my shoulder or neck bleeded. all i can remember is that next day it was all purple on my shoulder and neck. since i do not know the hiv status of her,should i worry? is it possible to be infected like that? for the last two weeks i had joint and feet ache and i feel very tired. please help me? should i have a test for it?

As long as you always had protected intercourse then there is no reason for you to be worried about HIV. Nothing else you have described would have put you at risk for HIV transmission. The only confirmed risks for the sexual transmission of HIV are unprotected vaginal and anal intercourse.

Other STDs are easier to acquire so if you are sexually active it is a good idea at least annually to have a full STD panel done.

Andy thank you for your quick response, i really appreciate it. but i am worried about the possible blood transfer. i mentioned that she kissed me so hard-i mean she sucked my neck and shoulders. next day i had little bruises,teeth marks and purple spots. is it possible for the hiv to be transmitted from her mouth to my neck by blood? btw i think she did not have blood or bleeding in her mouth but i'm still nervous...

The skin is the largest organ of our body and it's there to protect us, when it's intact it stop infection getting into our body and into our bloodstream...your girlfriend gave you a hickey she didn't bite a chunk out of your neck..you are getting yourself worked up over nothing.

No risk for HIV or anything else...move on and enjoy life, and remember Condoms at all times...NO EXCEPTIONS.